وردة اليازجي

Warda bint Nasif al-Yaziji (1838–1924 CE), a woman of letters from Kafr Shima in Lebanon. al-Zirikli includes her in al-A'lam ².

She was educated at the American Girls' School in Beirut, and she read literature with her father. She composed poetry, and gathered a small collection which she called "Hadiqat al-Ward" (The Garden of Roses) ².

She married Faris Shamun in the year 1866 CE, lived in Alexandria and died there. Most of her poetry is elegies ².